A Coquitlam city councillor is convinced that the long-anticipated SkyTrain line will bring “exploding” development to her municipality.

“About 55 percent of our rental housing stock is right around where the Burquitlam Station is going to be,” Coun. Selina Robinson told the Georgia Straight by phone. “And we know from experience that that is going to be a very hot market for high density. And we want there to be higher density, transit-oriented development.”

But Robinson said that preserving rental stock is important, and cited her son, Aaron, as an example of the type of person who benefits from its presence. The 22-year-old has just graduated from Western...